Pollinator resources
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![A collage of different pollinators including bees on bluebells and brambles, hoverflies on thistles, and butterflies on brambles](https://www.devonlnp.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/62/2021/08/A-collage-of-different-pollinators-including-bees-on-bluebells-and-brambles-hoverflies-on-thistles-and-butterflies-on-brambles-300x255.jpg)

Build for bees
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Below you can find top tips for building homes for bees.

[RSPB – Build a bug hotel](https://www.rspb.org.uk/get-involved/activities/nature-on-your-doorstep/garden-activities/build-a-bug-hotel/)

[The Wildlife Trust – How to make a bee hotel](https://www.bbcwildlife.org.uk/actions/how-make-bee-hotel)

Advice
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Below are links for more resources and information teaching you how to manage areas for pollinators.

- [RHS: Perfect for pollinators](https://www.rhs.org.uk/science/conservation-biodiversity/wildlife/encourage-wildlife-to-your-garden/plants-for-pollinators) – Advice about which plants are best to attract and benefit pollinators.
- [Wild bee action pack](https://www.wildaboutgardens.org.uk/sites/default/files/2018-08/Wild%20about%20gardens_wild%20bee%20action%20pack.pdf) – Learn about the bees visiting your garden and how to make them more welcome.
- [Bumblebee Conservation Trust: Bee kind](http://beekind.bumblebeeconservation.org/) – A tool to analyse how bee-friendly your garden is and to map out gardens across the country.
- [Bumblebee Conservation Trust: Bee the Change](https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/beethechange/) – Quick, simple ways you can make your local area more bumblebee-friendly.
- [Bumblebee Conservation Trust: Managing your land for bees](https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/land-management-advice/) – Information about how you can manage your land in a bee-friendly way.
- [Campaign for the Farmed Environment – Pollinators](https://www.cfeonline.org.uk/environmental-management/wildlife/create-habitats-for-wild-pollinators/) – Advice about how to manage your farmland to benefit pollinators.
- [How to create a wildflower meadow](https://naturalengland.blog.gov.uk/2017/08/15/how-to-create-a-wildflower-meadow/) – Blog from Natural England providing advice on how to set up and manage wildflower meadows.
- [Practical guide for farmers and land managers](http://www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-media/news/new-practical-guide-habitat-creation-and-management-pollinators "New research from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology") – Guides to creating and managing habitats for pollinators.
- [The solitary bees](https://vimeo.com/129712987) – A video to help promote the importance and awareness of solitary bees in the UK.
- [How To Attract More Bees To Your Garden (And Why It’s So Important) ](https://job-prices.co.uk/attract-bees/)